tl19730511-000 "towerlight Vol. XXXVI No. 29 Towson State College May 11, 1973 Towson, Maryland Danoff, Mosley emerge as executive election winners by Bryan Harness Rick Danoff, who has served as President of the SGA since Jesse Harris' resignation last March, will continue in that office for another year, as a result of the SGA executive elections which were held last week. Record turnout A total of 1,534 students voted, setting a new election turnout record. The total percentage of the student body who cast ballots amounted to 24.3 percent. While the vote distribution was close, it was not as tight as it had been the previous week. Danoff, who had finished second to Kathy Bruns by one vote during the primary contest, defeated her by a 98-vote margin last week. The final totals for the presidential election saw Danoff capturing 793 votes, or 53 per cent of the ballots, and Bruns emerging with a 695 vote total, or 47 percent of the total ballots cast. Good platforms In the vice-presidential election, Allen Mosley, who had run previously on the same ticket as defeated candidate Robert Leatherwood, out-polled Danoff's running mate, Diane Viviani, by a two hundred vote margin, 823 to 621. Photo by Buddy Rehrey Newly elected SGA vice president Allen Mosley. Still refuses to debate: Goldberg expresses views by Susan DeBolt Despite continual requests from the Students for a Democratic Society, Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Irvin Goldberg has refused to debate them on Edward Banfield's ""The Unheavenly City."" Quoting Morris Hilquit, he said that ""debates are shows, not intellectual interchanges. The winner is the better showman."" He continued, ""To debate them on their terms is to assume that there is merit to their debate."" Goldberg also emphasized the accessibility of the book to concerned students, and said that Towson students were ""intelligent enough to read the book and make their own judgments."" In an earlier Towerlight article, the SDS contended that Banfield ""was not a concerned scholar but a theorist in the service of rascist profiteers."" Goldberg explained that Banfield does have his own definition of the lower class, but that he did not think the book meant anything to the SDS. He called their campaign ""traditional tactics"" designed to further their own aims. ""I don't believe the SDS has the slightest bit of concern as an organization for the problems of blacks, students or other groups in society,"" Goldberg concluded. Goldberg explained that he wrote his original Towerlight letter dated February 9 ""not to speak about the book nor to speak to SDS but to speak to the newspaper and to the college community to simply remind them that as reasonably as possible we should not assume without ourselves reading the character of the author or the work."" Although he said there was some valid criticism that could be made concerning the text, Goldberg said, ""I would not and will not lend myself to some organization which nationally has worked against the best interests of the most people in the United States."" He continued as he said that classes would allow time to amplify points and for fair criticism. Several days after the election results had become public, Rick Danoff, in discussing his opponents, said that ""I think a lot of good ideas were raised by my opponents, and I'll have to consider them on an individual basis, because all of my opponents had good platforms,"" he said, adding ""I think that one idea we'll all support is the reduction of credits needed to graduate."" Danoff then expressed a hope that the defeated candidates would contonie to serve the students, saying ""I'd like to see that Konrad, Robert and Kathy continue to serve SGA in some way. I think that is very important because they each showed an active interest in Student Government, and hopefully they'll continue to work in some capacity, either in Senate or the executive branch of the government."" In commenting on the upcoming senatorial elections, Danoff said ""I hope that the students will consider very carefully the candidates who are running for Senate before they vote. . . I think that it is very important that they vote for people who will represent them."" Kathy Bruns, in discussing the election, said that it had been ""fantastic,"" adding ""I thought that the student body had a real choice, and I hope that the students who have participated in the last few weeks will continue to be interested, and will vote in the elections for Senate this week."" Bruns, who had earlier considered seeking a seat on Senate, indicated that she would not be able to run at this time due to pressing academic matters, however, she did say that the election would not be the end of her involvement with SGA. Reactionary vote Bruns felt that her defeat may have been the result of a reactionary vote towards her involvement with SDS. ""I hope it wasn't because I am a woman,"" she added. SGA President Rick Danoff. Photo by Paul Berman Council overwhelmingly defeats athletic scholarship motion by Susan DeBolt In a 16-4 vote, the Academic Council defeated the motion to transfer the responsibility of the director of athletics to the vice president for institutional development Paul Wisdom. At this time, Director of Athletics Thomas 0. Meinhardt reports to Associate Dean Norman Sheets. The motion also included clauses that the teachers in the Men's Physical Education Department who have coaching and teaching duties will have their responsibilities more definitely defined on a percentage basis, distinguishing between teaching and coaching duties, and that a reasonable portion of each academic day will be scheduled for recreational basis, although academic needs will receive top priority. Wisdom explained that the proposed arrangement would ""improve the public image,"" which in turn would ""improve resources."" He emphasized that the public would be influenced by the team's performance, and that the resources were attracted through interests such as athletics. ""My interest is the fact that they will contribute to other areas"" he said as he explained that the move would enhance the academic area as well. He also cited the trouble in requiring unrestricted funds. In a later Towerlight interview, President James Fisher said that the ""image should be cultivated so that it does not compromise academic integrity."" Shaw revealed that he had spoken . against big time sports and scholarships for certain areas on numerous occasions, but he supported the measure for its spin-off effect. He cited the example of the Asian Arts Exhibit being negotiated over a tennis match in support of the new emphasis. Shaw also indicated that there were a number of structural safeguards for the plan. Wisdom said further that the move to place the authority in his office had been supported by Shaw and Sheets because they felt he could handle the job better. Shaw again supported Wisdom as he said that the vice president was in charge of giving information to public and thus possessed a level of expertise plus those activities were ""ones that the academic and associate dean need not be involved in."" Dr. David Cornthwaite raised the issue that Sheets had published a statement last year that disagreed with the proposed motion. Wisdom revealed that Fisher and Shaw ""felt that the essential ingredients could be maintained but the public relation's ingredients could be added."" The emphasis on sports drew much criticism from the council who called for such emphasis in academics. Dr. Patricia Plante raised the question of attracting the ""first rate student,"" and Dr. Linda Sweeting called for publicity of Towson's present achievements such as the Jazz Ensemble. Wisdom called the emphasis minor as he repeatedly maintained that ""my concentration will continue in Academics."" Joel Hyman, president of the physical education major's club, questioned the giving of grants-in-aid irrespective of need, and the splitting of physical education and athletics and the guidelines for promotion and tenure. (Continued to Page 6) "
